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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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